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Residential Child Care Worker | Central Lancashire

Lancashire County Council • Preston, Lancashire

Salary

£29k – £33k

Posted

8 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Lancashire County Council is hiring a Residential Child Care Worker | Central Lancashire in Preston, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £29k – £33k. Lancashire County Council holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Description | Salary £29,071 - £33,119 Per annum | Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week | Central Lancashire | Visa Sponsorship – this role is not able to provide visa sponsorship Residential Child Care Worker Location: Central Lancashire – Chorley & Preston Salary: Starting Salary £28,142, plus enhancements* *Enhancements payable for weekend work, shift work and sleep-in duty payment Who are we … Our Children's Residential Service are expanding with the introduction new Children's Homes, and…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Lancashire County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £29k – £33k
How this salary compares: about 10% above the £30,000 median across 2,306 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Preston, Lancashire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 10 other live social work roles in Preston — browse them
Posted: 8 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Social work and care is a high-volume sponsorship category driven by persistent demand for care assistants, senior care workers, registered nurses in care settings, and qualified social workers. Many care home operators and domiciliary care providers hold active sponsor licences and recruit internationally on a regular basis.